Verdicts and Settlements

$60.9 Million Verdict for Brain-Injured Baby

Led by partner Deborah J. Gander, the firm in 2005 obtained $60.9 million in injury compensation, the largest amount ever awarded in a Federal Tort Claims Act case in the country. Federal Judge Jose A. Gonzalez found the Obstetrics Clinic in Mayport Naval Station in Jacksonville, Florida, liable for medical negligence in the delivery of a brain-injured baby.

Our class action team achieved a $100 million settlement from Service Corporation International (SCI), a national funeral company, and its subsidiary, Menorah Gardens Cemetery. The case alleged that the companies buried families in the wrong graves, and the company agreed to compensate for the families’ grievances and provide in-kind services.

Lion Air Flight 610 Update: Investigators Release Preliminary Crash ReportOn October 29, 2018, a Lion Air flight traveling from Jakarta, Indonesia to Pangkal Pinang crashed into the Java Sea after experiencing a flight control problem minutes after departure. There were no survivors. The Republic of Indonesia’s Komite Nasional Keselamatan Transportasi (KNKT) recently published a preliminary report about Lion Air ...

NHTSA Investigates General Motors Over Faulty Braking SystemAccording to a report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI), more than 2.7 million General Motors (GM) vehicles could be affected by deteriorating brake assist vacuum pumps. After receiving 111 complaints about 2014, 2015 and 2016 truck and SUV models, NHTSA has launched an ...

Marriott Discloses 500 Million Guests Affected by Starwood’s Database HackAccording to Marriott’s press release, Starwood’s guest reservation database was hacked. On September 8, 2018, Marriott International received an internal alert about an unauthorized user attempting to access the Starwood guest reservation database. Since then, investigators found copied and encrypted information from an authorized user. ...

Why Is Ikea Recalling Your Furniture?

Losing a child is the worst nightmare of parents all over the country. However, that nightmare has been coming true for many customers who bought Ikea dressers. There is a danger hidden in some of the Swiss furniture company’s products, and you need to know about those dangers.

Why Is Ikea Recalling Your Furniture?

It was Valentine’s Day when a young couple had to face their worst nightmare. A mother had just put her 22-month-old son down for his daily nap when tragedy struck. While checking in on the boy, she noticed that he wasn’t in bed. After searching the room, she noticed that the boy’s dresser had fallen over. She rushed over and quickly discovered that her boy was under it. Paramedics rushed the boy to the hospital, but doctors were unable to save him.

Such a tragedy rocked this family, but their story is also bringing about change. Members of Congress in Minnesota have championed a bill, the Stop Tip-over of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth Act (AKA The STURDY Act) to stop incidents like this. The bill would impose stricter safety standards to prevent furniture from falling on children. Minnesota’s law makers are hoping that the bill will start a trend among other states as well.

This story also pushed Ikea into making a change of their own. The company has recalled several of its products due to tipping issues. It’s offering customers who bought these defective units repair kits, technicians to install the kits, and refunds if the other methods aren’t enough.

Do you think that’s enough to make up for the losses families all over the country have suffered? Do you think Florida should make its own STURDY Act? Let us know what you think on Facebook and Twitter. And don’t forget to keep watching our blog for more updates on this recall and others like it.

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(*) Disclaimer: All verdicts and settlements listed here are gross amounts before deductions for attorney fees and costs. Past results do not guarantee similar results in the future. Most cases result in a lower recovery. It should not be assumed that your case will have as beneficial a result.